conduct

  • 11Conduct — Conduct, lat., Geleit; feierlicher Leichenzug. Conducta. span., Sendung von Gold und Silber aus den span. amerikan. Bergwerken an die Küste unter starker Bedeckung. Conducteur (Kongdüctöhr), Führer, der specielle Leiter der Arbeiten bei Bauten;… …

    Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • 12conduct — (v.) early 15c., to guide, from L. conductus, pp. of conducere to lead or bring together (see CONDUCE (Cf. conduce)). Sense of convey is from early 15c.; that of to direct, manage is from 1630s; to behave in a certain way from c.1710; to convey… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 13conduct — is pronounced with stress on the first syllable as a noun and on the second syllable as a verb …

    Modern English usage

  • 14conduct — ▪ I. conduct con‧duct 1 [kənˈdʌkt] verb [transitive] 1. to manage or organize something: • In future, Mr O Reilly will conduct his business within the rules and regulations. • The Special Fund may, in his name, conduct legal transactions and… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 15conduct — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 way of behaving ADJECTIVE ▪ good ▪ The prisoner was released early for good conduct. ▪ discreditable (BrE), disgraceful, immoral, improper …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 16conduct — con|duct1 W2S3 [kənˈdʌkt] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(carry out)¦ 2¦(music)¦ 3¦(behave)¦ 4¦(electricity/heat)¦ 5¦(show somebody something)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: conductus, past participle of conducere; CONDUCE] 1.) …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17conduct — 01. His [conduct] at the party was disgraceful. He was totally drunk, and began yelling and swearing at people for no reason. 02. Tests [conducted] by an American university indicate that while a dog s memory lasts no more than 5 minutes, a cat s …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 18conduct — ♦♦ conducts, conducting, conducted (The verb is pronounced [[t]kəndʌ̱kt[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱ndʌkt[/t]].) 1) VERB When you conduct an activity or task, you organize it and carry it out. [V n] I decided to conduct an experiment...… …

    English dictionary

  • 19conduct — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin conductus, from Latin conducere Date: 15th century 1. obsolete escort, guide 2. the act, manner, or process of carrying on ; management < praised for his conduct of the campaign > …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 20conduct — I n. 1) appropriate; chivalrous; ethical; irreproachable; proper conduct 2) disorderly; improper; inappropriate, unbecoming; unethical conduct 3) (mil.) dishonorable (AE); good conduct; conduct unbecoming an officer II v. 1) (d; refl.) to conduct …

    Combinatory dictionary